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VOL.58   NO.4
JANUARY 24,1980-SHEVAT6
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Israeli Scholar
To Be Here
April 14-27
It has become a custom,
for the last seven years, to
have an Israeli scholar reside in Columbus for two
weeks in the Spring. The purpose of this project is to establish an additional channel
of communication between
Israel "and the American
Jewish and non- Jewish community.
I
Hagaj Eshed
The idea behind the program is to introduce to the
American community the
pluralistic spectrum of
thought and opinions prevailing in Israel, as well as
first-hand knowledge of specific aspects of Israeli so-
i ciety, economy, politics and
culture.
The Columbus Jewish Federation is fortunate to have
this year a dynamic speaker,
who has hosted a weekly
radio program on current affairs; who is a prominent
columnist for Davar (one of
the two main morning newspapers in Israel); who was a
close friend and assistant to
former Prime Minister
David Ben Gurion; and who
is a writer of novels—Mr.
Hagai Eshed.
Eshed has published two
' political best sellers this last
year (one summarizes the
controversial Lavon Affair,
and the second was.written
with Shinon Peres, the head
of the Israeli Labor Party).
He will be in Columbus
from April 14 through April
27. During this time all the
Jewish world will celebrate,
together with the State of Israel, its 32nd Anniversary,
and Eshed will be available
to participate as guest'
speaker for any event' during
these celebrations.
Eshed's topics will include
Israel Democracy—The
Way to Peace; Settlements
in Judea and Samaria; Israel and Zionism—The Political Arena of ** Israel—and
'much more.
For more information and
reservations, please call 237-
7686. Because-of the busy
schedule Eshed will have
during his limited stay in Columbus, 'organizations, are
, asked to make; tfie^rreserv^-
!  tions no later tnanj mid-February. '       i
Justice Department Sets One-Year Deadline
For Disposal Of Nazi War Criminals Cases
To Perform Sunday
A special feature at the installation of Shifman on Sunday
will be the appearance of the newly-formed "Agudas Achim
Instrumental Gr6up," shown above. (See related story, P. 3)
Heritage Village Plans
Gala Week, Feb. 24-29
The entire community is
invited to join Heritage Village in a gala "A Salute to
Albert Einstein" during the
week of Feb. 24-29.
The Albert Einstein Centennial Exhibit, celebrating
the 100th anniversary- of
relativity, .will open on Feb.
- 24 and will-be on display until.
Mar. 6. "      ..,,>/.*-
1 The first day's schedule
also includes the * Annual
Meeting of Heritage Village,
and a commemoration of the
Chai (18th) year of Heritage
House. -Bruce Sink, exhibiting artist, whose water, col-,
ors will be on display * will
give a demonstration for
those interested in his technique, i.
Several outstanding
speakers and a film on Albert Einstein are- on the
week's program.
The Gala week is of particular significance to the thriving adult education program
sponsored' for Residents of
Heritage House. The group
has participated in classes
on "American Culture,"
"Images of Aging in Literature," and "A Family Album; the American Family
in Literature and History,"
sponsored by the National
Endowment: for Humanities.
Group members have also
studied art appreciation and
.have taken turns * reading
plays including Shakespeare
and Saul Bellow's Pulitzer
Prize winning novel, "To
Jerusalem and Back."- In
preparation for the coming
Gala, they are reading biographies of Albert-Einstein.
. They have proved the validity of current research findings which dispel the myth
that older ' adults are no
longer ^capable of learning
new concepts and skills.
Resident volunteers will
be busily engaged in preparing for the guests* Some will
' - address, invitations*" Others
will do the baking and cook
ing, including preparation of
hors d'oeuvres for 300-400
guests at the opening day social hour, as well as baking
goodies for the reception following the Friday Afternoon
Forum. Several, will serve as
hosts and hostesses for the
special events.
• Residents-at- the- Tower-
have also offered their services. Reuben Greenberg, assisted by Heritage House
residents, will imprint the
napkins and Dorothy F.
Pailet is assisting with the
publicity.
By Helen Silver
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
The Justice Department has
set a one-year .deadline for
disposal of the cases pending
against 250 alleged Nazi war
criminals living in the
United States. That goal was
announced by Philip Hey-
jtnann, an Assistant Attorney
General, in a letter to several American Jewish leaders who had expressed concern that the Justice Department was dragging its feet in
pursuing these cases, some
of which have been in its files
for more than 30 years.
"Our goal for the immediate future is to, reach the
end of 1980 with all files in
one of two' statuses: either
having been iiled with the
court or having been closed
entirely for lack of substance," Heymann wrote.
He is in charge of the Justice Department's criminal
division that oversees the Office of Special investigation
(OSI), which is directly
handling the cases. His letter
was apparently intended to
reassure Jewish leaders and
others troubled by the recent
transfer of Martin Mendelsohn, .who established the
OSI and was its deputy director, to other duties.
Suspicion was- voiced in
some quarters that Mendel
sohn was removed from the
key unit because he pursued
the cases of' the alleged
Nazis too vigorously. He was.
said to be the most knowledgeable official in this area
and fear was expressed that
with   his   departure,    the
prosecution of,% these cases
would lag. The matter was
raised last week at a meet-,
ing between Jewish leaders.
and Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti in which Heymann participated.
Heymann promised in his,
letter, "We are going to'
bring this chapter to a close
without bypassing any case
that has promise." Walter
Rockier, who has directed
the OSI since it was transferred from the Immigration
and Naturalization Service
to the Justice Department's
criminal division last May
and was Mendelsohn's
immediate superior, said ,
new cases" and any others
that may be added in the
future would hot be bound by
the one-year deadline.     i -
Rockier described some of
the cases on file as "junk"
-and—observed-*-'1 tftak~-"*Hhe
sooner we get rid of these,
the better."
However, Rep. Elizabeth
Holtzman (D.NY), chairperson of the House Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Interna-
Rabbi Berman To Be Installed Friday, Jan. 25
In conjunction with a
Scholar-in Residence weekend, Harold J. Berman will
be installed as Rabbi of Congregation Tifereth Israel,
1354 E. Broad St., at Friday
Evening Services on Jan. 25,
at8p.m. - - -\
Rabbi A. Nathan Abramowitz, spiritual leader of Tifereth Israel Congregation,:
Washington,,vD.C, will-conduct the installation service.
Cantor Phillip Wolf will
chant the traditional liturgy.
An Oneg Shabbat will be
served in the Social Hall at
the close of Services.
On Saturday, Jan.' 26,
Shabbat Services will begin
at 9 a.m. with Rabbi Berman
officiating and Cantor Wolf
chanting the liturgy. Kid-
dush will be served at the
conclusion of Services.
Rabbi Abramowitz will be
the guest speaker for the
Scholar-in-Residence weekend..His topic will-be "Jew?
ish Responsibility in a Non-
Jewish World." '
Rabbi Abramowitz has
achieved a national reputation for his efforts in community relations and in
interfaith programming for
clergy and lay leadership. In
addition to his pulpit responsibilities, he serves as an ad
junct faculty . member of
both the Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.» and
of the Jewfeh Theological
Seminary of America, New
York.        ' ..•.;
Rabbi Harold J. Berman
The closing session of the
weekend will be a Wrap-up
, Prayer Breakfast on Sunday
morning,'Jan. 27. Prayer
Services begin at 9:20 a.m.;
: Breakfast will be served at
10 am. under the auspices of
the Tifereth Israel Sisterhood and Men's Club; and
Rabbi Abramowitz will
speak    following    these
'•events,- A.
i Rabbi Berman moved to
, Coluiribus in;AugusVl979, to
assume his duties as Tifer-
tional Law, expressed some
reservations over the deadline. Holtzman, who has
been a leader in efforts to
bring alleged Nazi war criminals to justice, said, "It is a
very ambitious goal and I
hope it can be met in a way
that meets,, professional
standards." However, she
said, "I don't want to see
meritorious cases .closed
down to meet a goal."
Heymann stated in his letter that he was not content
, with focusing exclusively on
the information transferred
from the INS. He said: "The
office will actually seek out
new sources of information
wherever it appears- and
those' sources can identify
additional Nazi war criminals who may be residing in
this country.
VFor example, recently
we have begun to seek master lists of Nazi officers and
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Loeb Named
News Editor
eth Israel's spiritual leader.
He formerly served as Rabbi
of Temple , B'nai Shalom,
-Benton Harbor, Mich. He received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers Univer-A
sity and his graduate degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
in New York and Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. He
was elected to Phi' Beta
Kappa and his B.A. was
awarded with Honors and
Distinction in American
Studies and History. ',
Rabbi Berman has been a
guest lecturer at the Jewish
Theological Seminary on
Practical Rabbinics, Andrew University and Lake
Michigan College. Be was-a.
recipient of both the Lillian -
M. Lbwenfeld Prize in Practical Theology and the Isaac
H. Wolfson Memorial Award
from the Seminary. He is a
member of the Rabbinical
Assembly and the Chicago
and Columbus Boards of
Rabbis.
He was married in 1973 to
the former Beth Ellen-Shapiro, R.M., B.S. (Columbia
University);   M.A.   (New^
York' University) and they
are the parents ol two sons,.
Micah   Louis   and   David -
Asher.
■ Jenifer B. Loeb
Milton Pinsky, executive
editor, and Stephen Pinsky,
managing editor of the Ohio
Jewish Chronicle, announce
the appointment of Jenifer
Blumberg Loeb as news editor of the Chronicle. Ms.
Loeb is responsible for ed- \
iting and laying out _ the
paper, As well as coordinating the (ids.
Ms. Loeb is a 1979 graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism.
She previously served as
arts editor of the Oregon
Daily Emerald, the University of Oregon student daily
newspaper in Eugene; and
the UM Kaimin, the campus -■
paper in Missoula, Montana.
She also worked at UM Information Services, and did
production work at a suburban weekly newspaper in
Portland, Oregon. In addition, Ms. Loeb has done freelance layout and. design
work.
She joined the Chronicle
staff in August of 1979.
Ms. Loeb Is married 'to '
■Charles A. Loeb, son-dfiA*-'
:thurLoeb,Columbus. <